Hovers menacingly
The crossword clue "Hovers menacingly" is answered by LOOMS, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
LOOMS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LOOMS answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- IMPENDS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for LOOMS
Every other clue in this collection answered by LOOMS, most used first.
- Weaving machines - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- Weaving devices - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Appears ominously - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
- Is imminent - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
- Comes into view - used 7 times, most recently in 2006
- Weavers' machines - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
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